21st January Current Affairs 2018 (TNPSC, SSC, BANK ,UPSC, RAILWAY) Visit Us - https://tamil.examsdaily.in Face book - ExamsDaily st 21 January Current Affairs 1. Anandiben Patel Named New Madhya Pradesh Governor Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has been named as the new governor of Madhya Pradesh. She will replace Gujarat governor Om Prakash Kohli, who currently holds additional charge of the office of Governor of Madhya Pradesh. Ms Patel became the first woman chief minister of Gujarat. 2. Om Prakash Rawat Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the next chief election commissioner (CEC) of India. Mr Rawat is the 22nd CEC of India. He succeeded Achal Kumar Joti. The government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lawasa as an Election Commissioner. Mr Rawat will take over the office from 23rd January 2018 onwards. Sunil Arora is the other Election Commissioner. Takeaways 1. 1st Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India- Sukumar Sen. 2. 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India- Achal Kumar Joti. 3.President Kovind Unveils Book on Self-Development in Delhi President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a book on heartfulness techniques and principles titled ‘The Heartfulness Way’. Kamlesh D. Patel is the author of this book. It is the fourth Global Guide of Heartfulness. st 21 January Current Affairs Joshua Pollock is the second author of this book. It was launched by Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu. 4. INS Vikramaditya Formally Affiliated to Bihar Regiment Indian Naval Ship Vikramaditya, the Indian Navy’s largest ship and its sole aircraft carrier was formally affiliated to the Indian Army’s highly-decorated and battle-hardened Bihar Regiment and the Indian Air Force’s No 6 Squadron. The ceremony was held onboard INS Vikramaditya at the Karwar Naval Base, Karnataka. Takeaways 1. Admiral Sunil Lanba is the present Chief of Naval Staff. 5. Government Announces List of 9 New Smart Cities Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the list of nine new Smart Cities, which have emerged winners in Round 4. These nine cities are, Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Erode in Tamil Nadu, Diu in Daman and Diu, Bihar Sharif in Bihar, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Kavaratti in Lakshadweep. 6. India Defeats Pakistan to Win Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 India beat Pakistan by two wickets to win the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 for the second time after a thrilling match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the UAE. Hosts Pakistan had set India a target of 308 runs at a loss of eight wickets in their allotted 40 overs after they were put into bat. India conquered the modest target in the 39th over, with two balls to spare and eight wickets lost. For his brilliant all-round performance, Sunil Ramesh was declared the man of the match. Takeaways st 21 January Current Affairs 1. The inaugural World Cup in 1998 was won by South Africa who defeated Pakistan in New Delhi to become the first blind cricket world champion. 7. Ex-Proteas all-rounder Dik Abed passes away Former South Africa all-rounder Sulaiman ‘Dik’ Abed has passed away recently. -------****------ .